Zidane To Hang Up Boots In 2 Years!!??

29-07-2003, 11:57

TWO MORE YEARS AND I QUIT, SAYS ZIDANE

World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane intends to retire when his Real Madrid contract expires in 2005.

The Real Madrid midfielder, the most expensive player in the world, said he will hang up his boots at the age of 33 after four years at the Bernabeu.

Zidane, who scored twice in the World Cup final in 1998 and the winner in the Champions League final last year, cost Real £46.5 million when they signed him from Juventus in 2001.

Zidane is currently in China with Real on their three-week pre-season tour, and he said: "I have two years left to my contract with Real Madrid and until then I will play as well as possible, whatever the competition. After those two years I will retire."

His final matches for France are set to come at next summer's European Championships in Portugal, given that he has ruled himself out of the 2006 World Cup.

Zidane was a member of the France teams which won the World Cup in 1998 and European Championships in 2000 and has 82 caps for his country.

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rebusrahman · 29-07-2003, 12:00

Good idea I say. Go out at the top.

29-07-2003, 12:01

the next 2 seasons may be flops however i doubt that

rebusrahman · 29-07-2003, 12:07

Unlikely. The biggest problem Real have (and therefore Zidane) is where to play Beckham. And what to do with all the money they'll make.

fastcow10 · 29-07-2003, 12:09

Spoof, summer of '05 we'll be reading 'Zidane signs £20m' Qatar deal' or something.

rebusrahman · 29-07-2003, 12:31

Becks will go to the US to end his career, I reckon!

wixon · 29-07-2003, 14:22

zidane, figo and Beckham are all around the same age and so could be retiring together. that would leave real with a bit of a problem.

rebusrahman · 29-07-2003, 14:39

I'm sure they'll find replacements! Figo, Zidane then Beckham will retire or move on.

30-07-2003, 16:08

beckham is 28, figo 31 and zz is 31.

elliottume · 30-07-2003, 17:16

It would be good to retire at the top, like Shearer with his international career, and unlike a certain David Seaman...

30-07-2003, 22:15

do you think schmiechal retired at the top? he had a blinding game against liverpool.

rebusrahman · 01-08-2003, 16:24

He left Utd cos he was past his best I think. And I thought Figo was 32?

01-08-2003, 16:49

figos past it now and hell make way for beckham.